A commentary published by Handelsblatt argues that hope is once again emanating from America, carried by what it calls an "uprising of the decent" against Donald Trump. The piece points to Democratic figures such as Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff as potential role models in the struggle against right-wing populists, a template the author says could apply in Europe as well.
The commentary opens by recalling the young senator who entered the American political stage 22 years ago and could move his audiences to tears — a man who promised to end a pointless war in the Persian Gulf, restore faith in the American dream and reconcile a divided country. It cites his call that there is "no black America, no white America, no Latino America and no Asian America," only the United States of America: Barack Obama, who brought that message of hope and change into the White House in 2009.
According to the commentary, the man some regard as Obama's heir brings back the hope of change, but in a different tone — relentless and angry. He is identified as Jon Ossoff, the 39-year-old senator from Georgia and one of the leading voices of the opposition, which the author suggests could set in motion the beginning of the end of the Trump era in the congressional elections on November 3.
The piece quotes Ossoff saying that a wave is building "like one that comes only once in a generation — when people have been pushed too far and suddenly all decide together: enough is enough." The commentary frames that sentiment as the core of the movement it describes, presenting the November vote as the moment when that frustration could translate into political change.
Sources: Handelsblatt.